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TeleGeography
Report Shows
that VoIP is Here to Stay
May 24, 2006
By Patrick Barnard
TMCnet Associate Editor
A recent report from the market
research firm TeleGeography (www.telegeography.com)
serves as yet more evidence that VoIP has fully
gone mainstream and is here to stay.
According to the most recent
quarterly update to the company’s U.S. VoIP
Report, the total number of subscribers to
VoIP
services grew from 1.3 million to 4.5 million -
an increase of 248 percent - from the fourth
quarter of 2004 to the end of 2005. This
translated into operator revenue growth of more
300 percent, from less than $200 million in 2004
to over $1 billion in 2005.
TeleGeography predicts that by
2010, almost 19 million VoBB (Voice over
Broadband) lines will be in service. This growth
will largely come at the expense of incumbent
telephone companies.
According to the report, a
significant percentage of the growth was driven
by the continued success of the market leaders,
including Vonage and Time Warner. Cablevision
and Comcast round out the top four operators.
The report finds that cable
companies account for 52 percent of the market,
with Enhanced Service Providers (such as Vonage)
covering 37 percent. The remainder is served by
telecommunications carriers including AT&T and
Verizon.
The report provides quarterly
updates of the U.S. consumer VoIP market,
including carrier competition, revenues and
market growth. It also includes analysis of
consumer preferences based on primary research,
as well as regulatory and technical reviews.
For more information, visit
http://www.telegeography.com/.
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